Allow and Expect

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Expect and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expect" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Expect verb - To believe in the future occurrence of (something).

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Allow and expect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Expect".

attack	allow attack	expect attack
people	allow people	expect people
amount	allow amount	expect amount
sort	allow sort	expect sort
Other words: time, use, characters, game, damage, anyone, powers.

It's fairly presumptuous to expect them to help you after you betrayed their predecessors, possibly in order to allow humanity to take control of the Council.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point
The GRU will allow you to flank and quickly show up in places the enemy doesn't expect.

Source: Square Race, Round Class
They're so crazy that their technology is fueled by Insane Troll Logic and STILL manages to work, because they have latent psychic powers that allow anything to work if they expect it to.

Source: Crazy Awesome / Tabletop Games

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